Glenfarclas 2004 Family Cask #1106 / The Ben Charity Lot - One of 1

Glenfarclas is considered by many to be one of the finest distilleries in Speyside. Its direct-fired stills produce a heavy single malt that is almost exclusively matured in Jerez sherry casks. The distillery focuses on single malt over blends, and a cool microclimate around the distillery that means that their casks are particularly stingy to the "angels," resulting in an incredible depth of stock. Glenfarclas also feel they share some credit for the modern day love of cask strength whisky, introducing their acclaimed 105 proof expressions back in 1968.

The impressive cask stock in the Glenfarclas warehouses means there has been a great output of vintage distillery bottlings in addition to their core range age statements. In 2006, the distillery had an unbroken string of vintages dating back to 1952, and launched the Family Casks range that year, an annual release which showcases the very best of these.

This Glenfarclas was distilled in 2004 and matured in single refill port pipe #1106. It was bottled in July 2023.

This particular bottle has been labelled with a one-of-a-kind unique label exclusively for The Ben Charity.

Whisky Auctioneer is delighted to have partnered with Scottish drinks industry charity, The BEN, to hold a spotlight charity auction. They have received bottle donations from companies across the industry, with all funds raised to go to supporting those in the drinks industry.

The charity supports people of all ages who have worked in the licensed trade with beneficiaries receiving annual financial assistance as well as discretionary one-off grants for emergency situations. The BEN charity bottles are available exclusively through our December 2024 auction.